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Hitler wants to rain death on London but he doesn’t have
the aircraft. Classified info about a new long-range plane ––
the Japanese “Type Zero” –– intrigues
Nazi generals who ask their Far Eastern ally for a few prototypes
to study. But how to get the planes from Japan to Germany? Unable
to fly over the Soviet Union or most of the vast British Empire,
the Zeroes just might make it if they can refuel at the few secret
pockets of resistance. An action-packed aviation novel that presents
the geopolitics of WWII from the other side.
Joh Sasaki is a writer of tales of adventure who has
published close to fifty novels. Both the Japan Mystery Writers
Association and the Japanese Adventure Fiction Association have
recognized him for excellence in writing. He has also won the
Yamamoto Shugoro prize, and over a dozen of his works have been
made into films and/or stage plays.
Zero Over Berlin is his richest historical work, demonstrating
not only the breadth of Sasaki's research into World War II and
fighter aircraft, but also the wealth of imagination fed by his
personal obsession with wild energy and unknown possibility.
More info: www.sasakijo.com
Zero
Over Berlin reading guide
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“(Zero
Over Berlin) provides a fascinating portrayal of a world
already at war before Pearl Harbor.”
—The Japan Times
“A
major Japanese talent in detective and thriller fiction appears
in English with this excellent, compact WWII tale.” —Publishers
Weekly
“Sasaki layers meticulous detail
in (Zero Over Berlin), inviting readers into his world.
”
—Asahi Shimbun
“Sasaki has crafted a high
quality thriller based on a conceit of nonfiction that works –
that the Zero Fighter actually made it to Berlin.”
—Mainichi Shimbun
“(Zero Over Berlin)
is adventure fiction that sheds new light on German-Japanese relations
on the eve of war."
—Tokyo Shimbun
To find out more about the Zero Fighter:
Fargo
Air Museum page on the Zero Fighter
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